In a letter to Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has congratulated him on being elected the Vice-President of India.

More than 6500 members of the Tibetan community living in Ladakh, including schoolboys and schoolgirls, as well as nomads from the Changtang (the Northern Plans) of Ladakh, gathered today at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Choglamsar on the outskirts of Leh.

This morning, on the fourth anniversary of the granting of Union Territory (UT) status to Ladakh in 2019, His Holiness was presented with the Ladakh dPal rNgam Dusdon Award, which celebrates the historical importance of Ladakh.

This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the pavilion at the Shewatsel teaching ground in order to be able to perform the necessary procedures prior to bestowing the empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of great compassion.